A Satsang Master sat on the hard stone rising above the polished earth patch with a handful of disciples. He talked about Surrender. The faces he watched held no secrets – he travelled all those paths. Now a disciple threw himself in front him. With a merciless foot Master pushed him away, gazed down. In […]
Possessions, Ownership, Stuff…
Reflecting upon complication of the human existence are triggered by everything around at the moment. I feel this is something I am making my mind about. Then again, every moment I am making my mind about many things. The artist Sergey Balovin, who is travelling the world with no money at all but trading his […]
Never Be Bullied Into Mediocrity!
This morning Tim and I had a dog walk together. I relayed to him my bed-time booster conversation with Alina the night before: “When people think about Alina, the word which springs to mind is Power. Power. Power of brain, muscle power, power of imagination, memory… You are powerful, Alina.” I do this remedial conversations […]
Starting Again Again
When one starts something new, everything resists. Material resists, environment resists, one’s own mind resists… Why? I don’t know but this is so. And so, one has to push through resistance to get to the enjoyable sailing. Like with learning anything, for example a new language, at the beginning all is slow and annoying and […]
Yes. Money Is His Medium.
Two sources brought me to the same point tonight which was percolating for some time in my brain. Both in connection with Damian Hurst. The point is: Money is an art medium. One source was this article in a Taki’s Magazine. The other was a rant by HENNESSY YOUNGMAN on Youtube. The latter said: “Yes, Internet, […]
I Am An Excellent Writer Because…
I am an excellent writer! Because last year I devoted myself to thinking about life, and one thought amongst many that visited me was this one: The art is not important. And I became a writer. The art is not as important, as I forced myself to believe, signing up to the stereotype that one succeeds […]
It Is Not About Art!
Having a gallery on a High Street for 10 years gives one some experience, even if that particular one is a lazy bum. Artists! Those of you who had a misfortune opportunity to invigilate exhibitions or be a proud owner of a gallery – you know what I mean. One wouldn’t want to spend more […]
Around the World in 80 Portraits
This idea came up: On the website we put up an ad. Huge one! The Roche family is travelling the world. The idea is to pay for the accomodation and travelfare by portraits. Anyone who lives or has homes on the route and interested in commissioning a portrait, please contact us. Now, let’s see what […]
The Need for Control
Seems to me that the need for control is one of the fundamental needs of human being. Beyond the desire to be safe and belonging… Actually, all the stages of the Maslow’s pyramid of human needs requires one’s control, or perhaps based on the desire to control one’s own circumstances. Safety – need to control […]
Interviewing myself
What are your values? What do you love? What do you hate? What are you insanely great at doing? What are you most proud of? What do you want to be? What is important and valuable to you? What do you want to be known for?